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July 9, 2008

One Down, One To Go

Thanks everybody, for being cooler than a roomful of Fonzies!

The first of my speaking engagements at Worldwide Partner Conference went smashingly well yesterday. That was the Windows Mobile keynote in room 372 BCEF talking about Mobility in Small and Medium Sized Businesses.

The room was full, and I don’t remember anyone leaving during the session at all. Despite the fact that my own Awesome Per Minute ratio was through the roof.

Of course, the reason the keynote went so well was totally thanks to the amazingly kickass job that Laura Johnson and Steve Doe did laying out the case for Mobility in small and medium-businesses.

I’m very grateful to have had the opportunity to share Black Warrior Technology’s approach to Mobility and Windows Mobile in particular.

The second of my speaking engagements at Worldwide Partner Conference happens Thursday, July 10th, which is tomorrow, at 1:30p. It’ll be in room 382 ABC, which is the room across from the Green (Mobility) Lounge.

I’ll be speaking about specific examples of Black Warrior Technology’s approach to Mobility and Windows Mobile that have turned into huge wins for both our customers and our company.

Which, like the hokey-pokey, is REALLY what it’s all about!

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July 6, 2008

Save A Tree At WPC With Windows Mobile

While checking in this morning at WPC, I did not bring a printout of the final confirmation e-mail I had received earlier this week. And I actually did that on purpose.

That e-mail contained a barcode which could be scanned at the regstration desk, and would make checking in a breeze.

But it seemed to me, at a conference with subthemes of conservation, sustainability, and responsibility…

Asking people to print even one extra sheet of paper has…well, a pretty significant impact.

So what I did instead was…

Opened the confirmation e-mail on my Windows Mobile device
Asked the girl at the registration desk to scan it anyway (she was mighty skeptical)
Reveled in saving one more tree from a senseless death when the happy “boop” sound indicated that the barcode actually scanned.

It worked a treat, just like those new electronic-only boarding passes.

If you’re using Windows Mobile 6 with an Exchange 2007 server, then you already have the e-mail in HTML format. So you can just open the e-mail and position the barcode on the screen.

if you’re still using Exchange 2003 like I am, well then you should prolly know the truth about HTML e-mail using Windows Mobile 6 and Exchange 2003.

But your confirmation e-mail should contain a hyperlink to the barcode image. Click the one that has GenerateBarCode.aspx buried in it and bang…you’re in business!

You know who has this sort of stuff knocked already? Who does this kind of thing every single day for the most ordinary things?

Estonia.

This kind of stuff is old hat to Estonians, the most digital people on the planet.

|| posted by chris under mobility, rx || comments (0) || ||

June 24, 2008

At Worldwide Partner Conference in July

It’s officially official.

I’ll be part of two sessions at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston next month!

In a stunning development that should shock no one…

Both of them have to do with mobility solutions AKA Windows Mobile.

Here are the official session codes and titles. I’ve even included links to a pair of .vcs files so you can lay the appointments in your Outlook calendar if you want.

KN010 Mobility, Productivity and Customer Connectivity for your SMB Customers - Today and Tomorrow

Tuesday, July 8 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM, 372 BCEF

MOB007 Windows Mobile: BIG Revenue in Small Business

Thursday, July 10 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM, 382 ABC

If you’re planning on attending WPC, be sure and stop by. There’s gonna be a whole of lot of reasons, ways, and means you can use Windows Mobile to grow your practice.

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June 19, 2008